Fall Blog Festival for 2015

This is Dr. Nellie talking about FBF for 2015.
Come and join us.

Spring Blog Festival 2015 Presenters

http://youtu.be/4rpRai_3dBY

Planning for Action Research

•Initial planning for action research includes:

•Identifying and limiting a topic

•Gathering information related to the topic

•Reviewing related literature

•Early stages are crucial in any research project

•Lays the “groundwork” for all that follows

•Nothing shapes the remainder of a study as much as specifying the topic or problem

•Problems with being too broad or vague, or being too narrow

•Possible topic areas:

•A teaching method or instructional materials

•Classroom management

•Identifying a problem

•Examining an area of interest

•Once a topic has been identified, it should be evaluated against several practical considerations:

•Personal interest in the topic

•Importance of the topic

•Time requirements for conducting the study

•Anticipated difficulty of the study

•Potential monetary costs

•Issues related to ethics in conducting research

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/mertler4e/study/default.htm

Spring Blog Festival 2015

Spring Blog Festival (SBF) is a one day event that will take place on Saturday March 21, 2015. The aim of the festival is to showcase bloggers and their work. The links to the webinars and content of the presentations will be available in the courseware.
Topics range from transformational blogging and reflective blogging to connectivity, history, evolution, teaching tools, multi-media, thinking & creativity, families, schools, and content curation.
Presentations of the Spring Blog Festival

Badges & Players - Massive Open Online Conferences (MOOCs)

Badges & Players - Massive Open Online Conferences (MOOCs)

Visit Massive Open Online Conferences (MOOCs)

 

Everybody should join CO15.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Course Feeds Connecting Online for Instruction and Learning Conference (CO15)

Course Feeds

Online Conference CO15

Connecting Online for Instruction and Learning Conference (CO15)

Connecting Online for Instruction and Learning is a free 3-day Massive Open Online Conference (MOOC) on the first weekend of February. The conference started in 2009 with CO09. CO15 is the 6th annual event and is scheduled for February 6-8, 2015.

WizIq has been sponsoring the event since 2009. Participants will be able to access the webinars using the WizIQ desktop on a Windows Operating System and the WizIQ, Inc apps on their iPads and iPhones. Get the Apps for free.

The theme of the current free conference is connecting online for collaborative work. The topics will include learning, research, instruction, book authoring, and online teaching and learning in the public and the private sector.

Science of Learning

 

 

This is an excellent presentation        

 

 

by Nellie Deutsch Science of Learning

 

 

The mission of the newly formed Science of Learning Institute is to understand the most essential part of our human capital: the ability to learn. The Institute supports research and application that seeks to understand learning at all levels of scientific inquiry—including how the brain changes through learning, how development and aging affects our ability to learn, how neurological and psychiatric diseases disrupt or change learning, and why there are such vast individual differences that naturally occur among learners. A central part of the mission is to understand how new technologies such as machine learning and new educational programs can optimize learning—whether it occurs in the informal setting of the playground, the more formal setting of a school, a rehabilitation program, or on-the-job training.

 

Teaching with Technology: Week 1

 

 

This is Nellie's introduction to the Teaching with Technology online course.

And this is Dr. Nellie's article describing not only this particular course , but also some basic information about education online.

 http://www.wiziq.com/teachblog/teaching-with-technology/

I followed the instructions and set my course; https://www.wiziq.com/course/95228-halina-s-conversational-english

I also conducted the first live class;

http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2438529-introduction-to-halina-s-conversational-english-course

The meeting was very nice. It was a great pleasure to have a wonderful conversation with my online friends such as ;

 

Iwona Filip, Poland

Brian Boneham, United Kingdom

Nives Torresi, Italy

Jakub Kalinowski, Poland

Guadalupe Ortega, Mexico

María Jesús García San Martín, Spain

Prem Kumar Behera, Indie

Generally speaking, it was supposed to be an introduction to the values of being fluent in English as well as how not to learn foreign languages to escape from widespread learning mistakes.

I was presenting my teaching and learning experience and we were talking about our tutoring methods and discussing a value of English for communication approach.

 

Teaching to Learners of all Styles - Official WizIQ Teach Blog

Teaching to Learners of all Styles - Official WizIQ Teach Blog

 

http://www.wiziq.com/teachblog/learning-styles-all-learners/

 

 

Teaching to Learners of all Styles at Traditional Schools

When I think of learning, I do not think of school. I think of reading a book in a library, listening to audible (recordings of books) in the car, or sitting in the garden with a book or an iPad. I do not think of school. My learning styles involve out of the classroom experiences.

School Curriculum and Learning

Schools are complex organizations with a top-down management system that aims to promote learning. Every school has a written curriculum that binds all the stakeholders of the school. However, a school curriculum may have more in it than meets the eye.

Information for ALL

Society is continually changing as a result of the fast moving pace of technology. The Internet is now a major provider of information. Information is now available at the click of a finger. Teachers are no longer the sole providers of knowledge and  information. Learning is no longer limited to space or time. Learning can take place online at any time or from any location. Schools may lose their place unless they advance with the times. They do not need to mirror an outdated social structure. They can now integrate technology and open their doors to new and more challenging curriculums.

School Curriculum

A school curriculum is an organized framework that guides teachers and students in the required learning. It is similar to a contract between society, the state and educational professionals with regard to the educational experiences that learners should undergo during a certain phase of their lives. Both the school and the community have a say in the development of the written and unwritten or hidden school curriculum.

Hidden Curriculum

There are differences between written and hidden curriculums. Teachers teach and students learn implicit concepts and patterns. Some of these are written in the curriculum while others are not. Teachers may not be as aware as their students that they are transmitting unwritten or hidden curriculum ideas. Students may sense it much faster because some of these ideas force the students to behave in ways they do not always like. Students learn quickly that they have to conform to the rules of the school if they want approval.

Hidden Curricula serve a purpose:

• Indoctrination to maintain social status
• Set the stage for formal education
• Rules to complete formal education

Students acquire these and other hidden ideas while attending school. Many schools promote social norms and values that such as being punctual, competitive, waiting one’s turn, learning to accept hierarchy of authority, patience and other goals and functions of  society.

School promoted socializing codes of behavior may adversely affect students. Teachers convey many messages to learners from the outset of school. Some kindergarten teachers go as far as to control the children’s behavior and perception of the world in negative and often inappropriate ways. Apparently, youngsters adjust their emotional responses to conform to those considered appropriate by the teacher and school . Youngsters do not always feel at ease with being quiet and not being able to express their feelings. The hidden curriculum sometimes determines limitations to student behaviour in the classroom that may hinder learning.

On the one hand, the hidden curriculum may limit teachers’ instruction because it forces them to teach students how to behave in ways that may not enhance learning instead of devoting time to content and other skills that could facilitate life long learning. This takes time away from the written curriculum’s plan for learning. In addition, teachers do not always feel comfortable instructing students on socialization. They feel that these are things parents should be doing at home.

http://www.wiziq.com/teachblog/learning-styles-all-learners/

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Micro Teaching on Songs with Halina and Brian

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Micro Teaching on Songs with Halina and Brian

Micro Teaching on Songs with Halina and Brian

Halina's Webinar August 30th 2014

Introduction.

Presentation is about my presence online and Sessions on WizIQ. Therefore, I would like to take advantage of VC’s tools and have a genuine contact with participants. I will try dynamically engage attendees in discussion. Consequently, they should be ready to use microphones and webcams because communication in the chat box is not authentic enough for me.

My online activities

Edupunk

Interview

VC Classes on WizIQ

Promotional Meetings

Social Media

Blogs

Halina is online...

Thank you Nellie, so very much.

Fall Blog Festival

Join and present.

The Fall Blog Festival (FBF) is 1-day blog festival event showcasing bloggers, their work, and valuable tips for blogging for reflective practice, work with students, business and other reasons. This event takes place online on WizIQ, on September 21, 2014. Highlights include: Why blog, background to blogging, influencial bloggers, getting started, and best practices and challenges involved in blogging.

Join the Fall Blog Festival: http://www.wiziq.com/course/53478-fal..